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last night over some democratic objection, the house rules committee approved a rule that governs the debate on all three bills, now, the house debate which began earlier today on that rule tries to clarify some of the bills. it also sent members of congress back and forth on not only the issue but also the rule that was put forth so to give you a sense of how this is all unfolding in washington we'll begin with congressman jim mcgovern, a democrat from massachusetts. >> madam speaker, speaker boehner used to be fond of criticizing bills by saying they wouldn't pass the straight faced test. well, let me tell you, i'm having trouble keeping a straight face right now. not when i look at this incredibly partisan slap dash set of bills before us. not when i look at the awful convoluted process that got us here. madam speaker, this process is an absolute travesty. republican leadership took a thousand-page bill, the most partisan transportation bill in congressional history and made it worse. they took a bill that was written in secret and jamme committee and inserted unrelated and controv
last night over some democratic objection, the house rules committee approved a rule that governs the debate on all three bills, now, the house debate which began earlier today on that rule tries to clarify some of the bills. it also sent members of congress back and forth on not only the issue but also the rule that was put forth so to give you a sense of how this is all unfolding in washington we'll begin with congressman jim mcgovern, a democrat from massachusetts. >> madam speaker,...
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if we actually pay for the cost of government as we have right now, the cost of government is recession. if you pay the size of government now. we will have recession in this country and that blows people's minds a little bit more. i don't see them being forced. we have all of these year-to-year fixes and patches and delay it here. this whole process is an example of doing that. dagen: you talk about the needing to be different. some people might talk about fixing our debt and deficit problems, but when it comes down to it, they don't want to give up tax rates, pay anymore, and when you talk about cutting government they get up in arms about cutting spending. >> that is definitely true. a few politicians who are talking honestly about this stuff and have been able to win a few elections. people like rand paul might lead it. scott walker of the world, there is a reality we will have to conform to. they're not all being punished at the ballot rocks. we will see a double dip recession and some of the effects of responsibility. there will be more and more politics available for that. connel
if we actually pay for the cost of government as we have right now, the cost of government is recession. if you pay the size of government now. we will have recession in this country and that blows people's minds a little bit more. i don't see them being forced. we have all of these year-to-year fixes and patches and delay it here. this whole process is an example of doing that. dagen: you talk about the needing to be different. some people might talk about fixing our debt and deficit problems,...
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. >>> and we have dramatic, new images from syria, showing the moments after a government bomb fell on a residential neighborhood. it happened on wednesday in the rebel-held town of azaz. as the dazed residents begin to look for survivors, another comes by and drops another bomb there. when it was over, 40 people were dead and at least 100 more injured. women and children among them. >>> all right. back here at home, the already active wildfire season getting even worse, with nearly a dozen new fires erupting in the west alone. 60 major fires blazing across 14 states. the. >> the fire that torched 70 homes and 35-square miles in central washington is just 25% contained this morning. but some evacuated residents were allowed to return home. take a look at this house, as the flames approached. everything around it burned. amazingly, it is still standing completely unscathed. as if someone drew a little circle around the perimeter. >> and what a beautiful home it is. >>> let's look at the weather from across the nation. scorching heat in the northwest. showers along the gulf coast. strong
. >>> and we have dramatic, new images from syria, showing the moments after a government bomb fell on a residential neighborhood. it happened on wednesday in the rebel-held town of azaz. as the dazed residents begin to look for survivors, another comes by and drops another bomb there. when it was over, 40 people were dead and at least 100 more injured. women and children among them. >>> all right. back here at home, the already active wildfire season getting even worse, with...
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across syrian, more than 100 people have died in fighting between government forces and rebels. that includes 30 deaths in aleppo. ben wedeman enter syria where the war continues to wage. he's in the most dangerous city in syria right now, aleppo, the biggest city in the country. he joins us by phone. i know you've just arrived there. what is the situation there as you see it. we're in pa >> reporter: what we have seen is pretty steady bombardment throughout the day. jets threw over the part of the city controlled by the free syrian army and dropped two bombs on a heavy populated area. several people were injured if that instance. when we entered the city about ten hours ago, we entered through salahuddin, an area where much is taking place. the bombardment is pretty steady. every four or five minutes you hear a large thud, fighter artillery or tanks firing into th the parts of the city controlled by the syrian army. other areas that are also under the rebel control, there's an odd scene of people going about their business. bakeries open. children riding their bikes around. all
across syrian, more than 100 people have died in fighting between government forces and rebels. that includes 30 deaths in aleppo. ben wedeman enter syria where the war continues to wage. he's in the most dangerous city in syria right now, aleppo, the biggest city in the country. he joins us by phone. i know you've just arrived there. what is the situation there as you see it. we're in pa >> reporter: what we have seen is pretty steady bombardment throughout the day. jets threw over the...
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. >>> paul ryan admits he did lobby the government for millions of dollars in stimulus money. he voted against the stimulus and twice denied he requested grant money pour his home state wisconsin. ryan said he had for gotten his office asked for money for two energy companies. >>> president obama's team picked a stand-in for romney. cbs news concerned that chris van holland will double for ryan president he's the ranking democrat and worked closely with biden. the vice presidential debate will be held thursday, october 11th. >>> a ruling by a federal court has given florida voters four extra days to cast their ballots. last year the florida legislature cut the number of early voting days from 12 to 8. late yesterday a u.s. district court ruled the law cannot apply to five counties because of the potential impact on minority voters. the court said the reduction in early voting days would make it materially more difficult for some minority voters to cast their ballots. >>> sixth incident in two weeks. it follows a claim from the taliban's leader that its fighters infiltrated pol
. >>> paul ryan admits he did lobby the government for millions of dollars in stimulus money. he voted against the stimulus and twice denied he requested grant money pour his home state wisconsin. ryan said he had for gotten his office asked for money for two energy companies. >>> president obama's team picked a stand-in for romney. cbs news concerned that chris van holland will double for ryan president he's the ranking democrat and worked closely with biden. the vice...
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if the president gets all the tax increases he wants it funds the government next year for next a week. this is not a revenue problem it's a spending problem which is what republicans have maintained all along. >> not to psycho analyze the president he is so obsessed with the 2% he is disengaged with the bigger problem heading toward greece not thinking about spending. almost on class warfare disability. taken him kind of out of the argument and now he is coming back don't you think that is the problem. he is like ahab and the well and the well is the -- whale is the wealthy? >> raising taxes in punitive way on affluent people. having said that again, the people who are -- who would be hit with these tax increases are the people who create the jobs. and that impacts a lot of middle class americans. have you got a middle class americans employed by small businesses that would see their tax bills go up. that's going to be bad for the economy and bad for jobs. but, again, i think that the philosophically the president a lot of his allies up here in the congress have a very different view
if the president gets all the tax increases he wants it funds the government next year for next a week. this is not a revenue problem it's a spending problem which is what republicans have maintained all along. >> not to psycho analyze the president he is so obsessed with the 2% he is disengaged with the bigger problem heading toward greece not thinking about spending. almost on class warfare disability. taken him kind of out of the argument and now he is coming back don't you think that...
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and that's why there's government, to write the laws we live by. and correctional facilities, like this one, for the people who break them. >> for ten years this facility had no major incidents. then, on april 24th, 2000, violence erupted. >> everybody get out! >> it was 1:00 in the afternoon when a racially based riot broke out between 50 to 60 black and hispanic inmates. the surveillance video from this incident is still being withheld by prison officials for legal reasons. but the fighting within nccf lasted for approximately 30 to 40 minutes in one of the largest riots that l.a. county jail has ever seen. the fighting finally ended when the sheriff's emergency response teams were brought in. using verbal commands, stingball grenades, and pepper spray, sheriff deputies were able to prevent the inmates from killing each other, except for one inmate whose injuries left him in a coma, most of the men involved in the riots suffered minor injuries. >> jail is completely different than what it was 30 years ago. for one thing, we have much more violenc
and that's why there's government, to write the laws we live by. and correctional facilities, like this one, for the people who break them. >> for ten years this facility had no major incidents. then, on april 24th, 2000, violence erupted. >> everybody get out! >> it was 1:00 in the afternoon when a racially based riot broke out between 50 to 60 black and hispanic inmates. the surveillance video from this incident is still being withheld by prison officials for legal reasons....
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this juices the government r&d can do well the way. when you start trying to do the venture capitalists is developing individual industries cross over the development special the money gets lost. gerri: to you know what i find interesting? we're in the middle of an engine surge in this country, i guess, you name it. we are on fire. the you think a lot of these technologies we are spending so much time talking about, wind, solar, do you think it will go on the wayside? >> i do. unless the of criminalists and administration and manage step over regular to the law with a cycle the natural gas pump the economics you can't get over the fact the blow or shine at the wrong time in comparison to when the action the the energy. gerri: appreciate time. the latest developments. another great energy disaster. recently the federal government approved a multimillion-dollar loan guarantee to a wind energy company in denmark. two days later that denmark company zaps two-thirds of its work force. the reports show the struggling company got $15 million
this juices the government r&d can do well the way. when you start trying to do the venture capitalists is developing individual industries cross over the development special the money gets lost. gerri: to you know what i find interesting? we're in the middle of an engine surge in this country, i guess, you name it. we are on fire. the you think a lot of these technologies we are spending so much time talking about, wind, solar, do you think it will go on the wayside? >> i do. unless...
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lifestock is not covered by key government programs. why? because of an accounting trick to save money in the farm bill four years ago. congress eliminated federal aid for livestock in 2012. it turned out to be the biggest drought. >> they were playing a gimmick to keep the costs down and so it really bit them in a behind. >> reporter: so now in a mad dash to act before leaving for summer break, the house approved a three $83 million bill to restore four expired programs for livestock, certain trees and farm raised fish. >> our livestock guys take just as much risk as any other farmer or rancher and they need to have protection. in situations like threes. >> but in the senate, democrats refused to pass drought relief before leaving down. why? bare knuckle negotiating. democrats like debbie stabenow worry. a short-term fix will undermine their long-term five-yoer farm bill, which includes disaster relief and reforms scores of farm programs. >> the optics of congress leaving town with the worst drought in half a century and not doing something
lifestock is not covered by key government programs. why? because of an accounting trick to save money in the farm bill four years ago. congress eliminated federal aid for livestock in 2012. it turned out to be the biggest drought. >> they were playing a gimmick to keep the costs down and so it really bit them in a behind. >> reporter: so now in a mad dash to act before leaving for summer break, the house approved a three $83 million bill to restore four expired programs for...
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that gives more revenue to the federal government and the president can decide who he will propose tax cuts for. i think the democrats feel it could go over the cliff. everyone's taxes will be gone up. >> automatically. >> what would happen to spending if you went over the cliff? >> you would have automatic spending cuts come in which in some cases mate be good, but could december mate defense. and that's the real concern i have is that these cuts are almost arbitrarily 50-50 and the defense is not 50% of the budget, and they will drastically cut weapon systems and the deployment of our troops. >> i can understand that you would be concerned about that. in terms of this christmas break now that you are home and the president is in hawaii, but the president suggested it is a cooling off period for everyone. are you optimistic that next week things could change all of a sudden and a deal could happen? >> i am optimistic if we can get one done in the hour. people are far apart. many republicans feel they were elected under a pledge not to raise taxes no matter what. democrats were elected
that gives more revenue to the federal government and the president can decide who he will propose tax cuts for. i think the democrats feel it could go over the cliff. everyone's taxes will be gone up. >> automatically. >> what would happen to spending if you went over the cliff? >> you would have automatic spending cuts come in which in some cases mate be good, but could december mate defense. and that's the real concern i have is that these cuts are almost arbitrarily 50-50...
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should do as is the fact that government has not given us those rights, we have delegated to government certain powers. it is a great way to kind of unified people around the message of liberty whether they believe that our liberty comes from god are not. >> connor boyack come as a libertarian and mormon, how do you come down on practical issues such as the war on drugs, game marriage to let things like that. >> certainly important issues. in the book the first half is all about principles and theology, setting the framework for liberty is. the second half of the book dedicate one chapter to many of these issues, one of which is the war on drugs. it's easy to believe the conventional, the superficial, what is in the media, the war on drugs is good. drugs may be bad. cocaine will be sold at every street corner if we legalize drugs. i really try and dig deep into the issues this safer understand liberty what is the proper application? the war on drugs, i don't have the right to progress against you because you want to grow marijuana plant and ingested. to the extent that drugs are used in
should do as is the fact that government has not given us those rights, we have delegated to government certain powers. it is a great way to kind of unified people around the message of liberty whether they believe that our liberty comes from god are not. >> connor boyack come as a libertarian and mormon, how do you come down on practical issues such as the war on drugs, game marriage to let things like that. >> certainly important issues. in the book the first half is all about...
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funneled through the government. any government spending is flat out taxes. that's all it is. that's all it is. we've lost connection. we have disconnected ourselves with the source. it's hard working american taxpayers. i yield back my time. i appreciate your patience with us. where i come from, these people are struggling. they are out of work. some of them working two and three jobs. moms are trying to figure out what the heck do you do with the money we send you. it just doesn't make sense to the average american. >> thank you. yield to the gentleman from south carolina. >> thank you. i appreciate the courtesy exthe ended to me to participate today. mr. crane, i want to talk to you about the statement towards the end of your both written and oral testimony, which i think is important where you mentioned that nrg is invested a billion dollars of your own equity in the three projects that we discussed previously. i think the notes said that 400 million of that were in the california valley ranch, the cvsr program. you went onto say that in blunt terms we don't get re-paid un
funneled through the government. any government spending is flat out taxes. that's all it is. that's all it is. we've lost connection. we have disconnected ourselves with the source. it's hard working american taxpayers. i yield back my time. i appreciate your patience with us. where i come from, these people are struggling. they are out of work. some of them working two and three jobs. moms are trying to figure out what the heck do you do with the money we send you. it just doesn't make sense...
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the president believing the government should have a bigger role. mitt romney believing the best role for government is hands off, left the private sector deal with things. that will improve the economy. >> unfortunately for mitt romney, the auto bailout ended up being more valuable than he would have guessed it would have when he was opposing it. paul, good to see you, thanks. let's bring in will cain, he's back, a cnn contributor. scott paul joins us now as well, he's executive director at alliance for american manufacturing. let's take a look at how the united states compares to the rest of the world when it comes to manufacturing. as a share of gdp, china has established itself as the world's factory floor. they produce everything from clothing to computers. one third of all of china's economic jut put comes from there. the u.s. is a distant third with 13%. 13% of the u.s. economy coming from manufacturing. scott, are policy failures to blame for the u.s. losing this race or some would argue it's policy successes. we earn more money, and as a re
the president believing the government should have a bigger role. mitt romney believing the best role for government is hands off, left the private sector deal with things. that will improve the economy. >> unfortunately for mitt romney, the auto bailout ended up being more valuable than he would have guessed it would have when he was opposing it. paul, good to see you, thanks. let's bring in will cain, he's back, a cnn contributor. scott paul joins us now as well, he's executive director...
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more laws don't necessarily mean better government. even so, this congress is slow to move legislation even issues both parties want to tackle. they can't find compromise. >> there's certainly plenty blame to go around. >> reporter: she was talking about cyber security but it could be said about congress's large stack of unfinished business. one congressman said he still has hope. >> it's a bit like an clock in my mind. i think the place has to hit bottom before they realize they have a problem and fix it. >> reporter: congress will have a lot to fix in the fall. some of the biggest issues, huge issue and that is whether or how to extend that he has bush era tax cuts. >> it's even closer to the election when they come back. what do you think are the chances this gets any better? >> reporter: between now and november, slim to none. i can probably predict it could get worse in terms of polarization here. the big question will be what happens after november in the so-called lame duck session which will be long and very important. that's g
more laws don't necessarily mean better government. even so, this congress is slow to move legislation even issues both parties want to tackle. they can't find compromise. >> there's certainly plenty blame to go around. >> reporter: she was talking about cyber security but it could be said about congress's large stack of unfinished business. one congressman said he still has hope. >> it's a bit like an clock in my mind. i think the place has to hit bottom before they realize...
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a government spokesman says the former south african president is receiving treatment at his home. mandela is said to be resting and in good spirits. bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ] [ horn honks ] [ buzzing continues ] [ male announcer ] the sprint drive first app. blocks and replies to texts while you drive. we can live without the &. visit sprint.com/drive. ♪ you make me happy when skies are gray ♪ [ female announcer ] you know exactly what it takes to make them feel better. ♪ you make me happy [ female announcer ] that's why you choose children's tylenol. the same brand your mom trusted for you when you were young. ♪ how much i love you [ humming ] [ female announcer ] children's tylenol, the #1 brand of pain and fever relief recommended by pediatricians and used by moms decade after decade. [ humming ] >>> we have this just in to cnn. you're looking live at air force one as it lands. just back from hawaii. the president had to cut short his vacation there. his holiday vacation so he could deal with the looming fiscal cliff. all eyes are
a government spokesman says the former south african president is receiving treatment at his home. mandela is said to be resting and in good spirits. bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ] [ horn honks ] [ buzzing continues ] [ male announcer ] the sprint drive first app. blocks and replies to texts while you drive. we can live without the &. visit sprint.com/drive. ♪ you make me happy when skies are gray ♪ [ female announcer ] you know exactly what it takes...
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we do not want more efficient government. we want to get the government out of the business that they're not supposed to be doing. this new consumer financial protection board was given the task of simplifying the applications for a mortgage loan. it is complex and now they are more complex because they had a bubble and they do not know where it came from. it was because they did not fill out in the forms. what we need to do is simplify these forms. they went to work and they came up with a solution. they provided the solution. it was 1000 pages long on how to reduce two forms to one form. all these new regulations placed on everyone who applies for a bill and they think that is -- that will be the solution. that is not the solution. the solution is, get the government out of our lives and off our back and out of our wallet. [cheers and applause] where serious and we are serious and when we have the clout, what we do is we do not tinker around with 1000 pages to simplify things. we repeal dodd-frank is what we do. another --
we do not want more efficient government. we want to get the government out of the business that they're not supposed to be doing. this new consumer financial protection board was given the task of simplifying the applications for a mortgage loan. it is complex and now they are more complex because they had a bubble and they do not know where it came from. it was because they did not fill out in the forms. what we need to do is simplify these forms. they went to work and they came up with a...
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how much money have you sent the government? >> a little bit over $3,000. >> reporter: $3,197.88, to be exact. all tracked on a handwritten ledger. for the last three years, garcia has been paying the government $50 a month of his postal service pension and money from cans he collects. >> we are paying absolutely too much interest, too much interest. >> reporter: it really bothers you? >> it bothers me, because it makes no sense. >> reporter: sense is something garcia's wife of 59 years thinks her husband could use. do you think he is crazy? >> well -- >> reporter: call him crazy. but there is an entire federal office, the bureau of public debt that collects money from hundreds of mr. garcias. this office in parkersburg, west virginia, was set up by president kennedy so citizens could pay down the national debt. this year alone it collected 7.7 million in gifts, about 90 million since it was established. but 90 million is not that much, especially when you consider the federal deficit is $16 trillion and climbing. to retire the
how much money have you sent the government? >> a little bit over $3,000. >> reporter: $3,197.88, to be exact. all tracked on a handwritten ledger. for the last three years, garcia has been paying the government $50 a month of his postal service pension and money from cans he collects. >> we are paying absolutely too much interest, too much interest. >> reporter: it really bothers you? >> it bothers me, because it makes no sense. >> reporter: sense is...
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but good government does that on my behalf. same-sex marriage i don't believe the government has a right to sanction any personal relationship is should be a personal contract, the churches, letting government control the major relationship, vanna white gapped -- giving government the power. whenever it is given the power to centralize it is a political game who can win the election to put their dictates another people. there is a threat to the of men-- same-sex marriages a violation but legislative solutions are the appropriate mechanism. extricating government altogether is the way but it is equated to baptism. we would land freak out to but charges of different methods. another person may could be baptized according to their beliefs. i don't want that imposed upon the program should be returned back to the churches. this should be resolved through voluntary associations. reduce government to defend people of property. >>host: cardoza positions in contrast dork and conflict with the mormon church? >> is a very diverse group.
but good government does that on my behalf. same-sex marriage i don't believe the government has a right to sanction any personal relationship is should be a personal contract, the churches, letting government control the major relationship, vanna white gapped -- giving government the power. whenever it is given the power to centralize it is a political game who can win the election to put their dictates another people. there is a threat to the of men-- same-sex marriages a violation but...
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government to get improved. this is our contact information. if you have heard anything today you want to know more about or if you'd like to call scott, send him in the emailed. we're both appear so you can ask questions right now. nobody has any questions? we have a couple for you. how many people have heard about the intergovernmental project before today? how many non-managers -- how many employees for an audit firm have had a conversation with your management team about what you should be looking for this year? that's not a whole lot of people. how many people have seen transactions with the general fund on financial statements that that's more. that is a little scary that the same people are not raising your hand for the other question. how many people are looking for consolidation activity where the agency has started the consolidation activity? there will be more of the next year. this is your opportunity as an auditing community to start thinking about how you're going to approach what you will have to do this next year. you will be fa
government to get improved. this is our contact information. if you have heard anything today you want to know more about or if you'd like to call scott, send him in the emailed. we're both appear so you can ask questions right now. nobody has any questions? we have a couple for you. how many people have heard about the intergovernmental project before today? how many non-managers -- how many employees for an audit firm have had a conversation with your management team about what you should be...
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bloomberg government came to a different conclusion than the majority. bloomberg's recent report loan guarantee program the loan portfolio projects unquote. now, do you agree with the majority that armat technologies project is excessively risky or it's a lower risk project? why? >> the three projects that received the d.o.e. loan guarantee are very low risk projects from a technology point of view. they are similar to many megawatts using the same technology. it was all about expanding and not innovation. >> i understand, but the risk was low? >> very low. >> as i understand it, one reason why the portfolio can be considered low risk is because most of the projects that received 1705 loan guarantees are for power generation and d.o.e. required these companies to have long term agreements in place with nearby utilities to purchase the power once it was built. this means that the projects have a guaranteed income stream. which greatly reduces risk. between the power generation projects like the loan guarantee and project finances. do you already have agre
bloomberg government came to a different conclusion than the majority. bloomberg's recent report loan guarantee program the loan portfolio projects unquote. now, do you agree with the majority that armat technologies project is excessively risky or it's a lower risk project? why? >> the three projects that received the d.o.e. loan guarantee are very low risk projects from a technology point of view. they are similar to many megawatts using the same technology. it was all about expanding...
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the government reported 350,000 americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. that's down 12,000 from the week before. the four-week average of 356,000 is the lowest in nearly five years. and there are signs that companies are beginning to step up their hiring. american airlines is one of them. it's being flooded with applications. we asked mark strassmann to tell us about the people applying right now for work. >> reporter: american airlines announced in october it was hiring 1,500 new flight attendants. 20,000 applicants responded-- so many, american stopped taking resumes after eight days. these candidates had to pass a telephone interview before being invited this month to the airline's world headquarters in fort worth. ( applause ) >> i was unemployed for over a year. >> reporter: yoon eom is 25, a college grad and a new u.s. citizen, but in this room, she had a competitive edge-- she speaks english, spanish and her native korean. >> they're launching a direct flight to korea starting in may, and i was like, "oh, my gosh. this is my only chance!" >> report
the government reported 350,000 americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. that's down 12,000 from the week before. the four-week average of 356,000 is the lowest in nearly five years. and there are signs that companies are beginning to step up their hiring. american airlines is one of them. it's being flooded with applications. we asked mark strassmann to tell us about the people applying right now for work. >> reporter: american airlines announced in october it was hiring...
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government and we don't do it with a budget that is passed in the normal course of things and 13 appropriations bills and signed before the budget year. we are running a gigantic enterprise as if it were a neighborhood lemonade stand. the president is not serious about the budget and neither the democrats. house republicans passed a budget resolution last year. we had the president's chief of staff on sunday saying, the reason we haven't passed a budget in the senate is because it requires 60 votes and you can't get 60 votes in senate. a budget requires 51 votes. did he not know that? don't ask me to defend what president obama is doing. he has done a terrible job and we have a fourth budget of a row with a deficit above trillion dollars after he promised he would cut the deficits in half and call the level of deficits back then unpatriotic. if you double the size of the deficit, are you unpatriotic as well? >> greta: we'll take a quick break. we'll talk about the g.o.p. race. rick santorum is tied with mitt romney in two national polls. we're following the breaking news, whitney houston's plan
government and we don't do it with a budget that is passed in the normal course of things and 13 appropriations bills and signed before the budget year. we are running a gigantic enterprise as if it were a neighborhood lemonade stand. the president is not serious about the budget and neither the democrats. house republicans passed a budget resolution last year. we had the president's chief of staff on sunday saying, the reason we haven't passed a budget in the senate is because it requires 60...
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this is not like a midnight government shutdown kind of thing that would happen. congress would back into this. one, there's probably going to be cr that runs through mid-february anyway so january 2nd is now february 14th for purposes of a sequester in theory, if that's how they do it and that's the rumor on the street. congress, running through the hill right now, the newest consensus for how to fix sequestration is a three-month delay so now you're talking may, mid-may. they will try to do all the things like the leg work that they haven't been doing, whether that's d.o.d., actually building out the extensive scenarios and new strategies and the entitlement work as well. one-year delay is also a very popular fix right now. i've heard speaker. i've heard james clyburn and chris van hollen all reference a one-year delay. so, unfortunately, the right answer is rebecca's and i completely agree. it's not how the town works, and that's not how we would back into sequestration. frankly we're in now year four of d.o.d.'s endless state of debilitating strategic review a
this is not like a midnight government shutdown kind of thing that would happen. congress would back into this. one, there's probably going to be cr that runs through mid-february anyway so january 2nd is now february 14th for purposes of a sequester in theory, if that's how they do it and that's the rumor on the street. congress, running through the hill right now, the newest consensus for how to fix sequestration is a three-month delay so now you're talking may, mid-may. they will try to do...
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government. harry thomas jr. was sentenced forhree years in prison embezzling city funds intended for a soccer program. pleadedaign aides charges. >> we are following another breaking story tonight. is a of a much lighter in nature. this. look at we are live under -- over the arundel mall. hundreds of people lined up around the mall to get their go inside the casino. it is the closest to the d.c. metro area. --ight's opening comes after we are inside the casino right now. we will have a live report in just a few minutes. we are on your side with an districttion into the thehow they are cashing in on speed and red light camera tickets. d.c. police unveiled 17 new cameras today, including the street bridge and the ninth street tunnel. the district has already issued nearly 50,000 more speed camera tickets this fiscal year than year. last that adds up to $40 million. at least one member of the d.c. council concedes making money is driver behind the expansion. >> it is more about money. it was put in the budget to ba
government. harry thomas jr. was sentenced forhree years in prison embezzling city funds intended for a soccer program. pleadedaign aides charges. >> we are following another breaking story tonight. is a of a much lighter in nature. this. look at we are live under -- over the arundel mall. hundreds of people lined up around the mall to get their go inside the casino. it is the closest to the d.c. metro area. --ight's opening comes after we are inside the casino right now. we will have a...
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now, the frustration with the size of government. the frustration that, you know, that women are just generally generous. i think they are jgenerous and want to leave something better for their children. they are frustrated thinking this is not the case for them that their children are not going to be better off and it is because of the overspending we are doing and we're not taking responsibility for our actions. they are extremely frustrated. when i hear the talk about social issues, i'm going that's not what i hear when i'm on the trail. it is an economic message i'm hearing, a frustration about the government spending too much and not balancing budgets. you know, they say very common sense things to me. they say, look, i know how to balance my budget. i know my husband's business, my business or whatever i'm doing. we have to balance our budgets. why is this going on, this irresponsible behavior? i think what they are sensing is -- it is again the legacy we will leave our children and grandchildren. we don't want to have to feel
now, the frustration with the size of government. the frustration that, you know, that women are just generally generous. i think they are jgenerous and want to leave something better for their children. they are frustrated thinking this is not the case for them that their children are not going to be better off and it is because of the overspending we are doing and we're not taking responsibility for our actions. they are extremely frustrated. when i hear the talk about social issues, i'm...
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before you left to campaign, congress passed a continuing resolution that funds the government into next year. one of the purposes was so that tough decisions could be made on the so-called fiscal cliff during the lame duck. it seems we're hearing that congress is going to punt on the lame duck and of the fiscal clip issues and not tackle the upcoming sequestration. i have a two-part question. do you think that is looking more likely? how will lawmakers explain that one for months we have had this buildup that if we do not do something in december bad things will happen? >> it all depends on who wins the election. it mitt romney wins and if we get 50 votes in the senate, in a sense to wait until we have a president romney and to have a republican consultant and things rectoactively. you would get a better deal for the american people. there are now accountable to the voters. if we win, the strategy makes sense. if not, all bets are off and it will be one big fight in the lame duck. i am confident that it running will be the next president. >> holding of may make sense politically. >> and
before you left to campaign, congress passed a continuing resolution that funds the government into next year. one of the purposes was so that tough decisions could be made on the so-called fiscal cliff during the lame duck. it seems we're hearing that congress is going to punt on the lame duck and of the fiscal clip issues and not tackle the upcoming sequestration. i have a two-part question. do you think that is looking more likely? how will lawmakers explain that one for months we have had...
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government personnel could not be extracted. as of 10:00 p.m. yesterday evening, it was believed there was only one fatality from this attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. benghazi is a city in the eastern portion of libya. as you know, libya had just gained independence really, had overthrown longtime authoritarian leader moammar gadhafi and was part of the arab spring. this was a positive story at the state department and very sad. >> here is the secretary of state. >> yesterday our u.s. diplomatic post in benghazi, libya, was attacked. heavily armed militants assaulted the compound and set fire to our buildings. american and libyan security personnel battled the attackers together. four americans were killed. they included sean smith, a foreign service information management officer, and our ambassador to libya, chris stevens. we are still making next of kin notification for the other two individuals. this is an attack that should shock the conscience of people of all faiths around the world. we condemn in the strongest terms this sensel
government personnel could not be extracted. as of 10:00 p.m. yesterday evening, it was believed there was only one fatality from this attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. benghazi is a city in the eastern portion of libya. as you know, libya had just gained independence really, had overthrown longtime authoritarian leader moammar gadhafi and was part of the arab spring. this was a positive story at the state department and very sad. >> here is the secretary of state. >>...
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it has an appropriate role from government. that is when the federal government should back off and say look, you estimate on your own at this point and at some point solar power will be the energy of the future. the technology is just not there yet. maybe 10 or 20 years from now. so "the washington post" basically said i'm not going to read his whole quote here but the end of the line is that they gave an unprecedented glimpse as to the whole solyndra scandal, a glimpse and into high-level maneuvering by political connect the clean technology investors and that basic weight you know, if it's true that bush and i don't know, not an expert on george w. bush but if it's true that he was invested in big oil and all of this his big oil buddies is the only true that barack obama bought it when he took office. his second bad policy. remember he said it's a goal to advance solar power so that makes it 31% tariff on chinese solar panels a little bit head scratching. obviously he's trying to save face a little bit in the face of salante
it has an appropriate role from government. that is when the federal government should back off and say look, you estimate on your own at this point and at some point solar power will be the energy of the future. the technology is just not there yet. maybe 10 or 20 years from now. so "the washington post" basically said i'm not going to read his whole quote here but the end of the line is that they gave an unprecedented glimpse as to the whole solyndra scandal, a glimpse and into...
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the government claims to have got 750 workers . it is hurting the recover. it is a coast for kilowatt hour. oil and natural gas and coal all below a nickel. >> eventually these things will pay off. >> we can't do it right now. >> the president lost the flotlite line. inconvenient truth is in. when you are driving and you are see a historic crack up. and one of the worst down turns ever. you don't do reckless moon shots on fly by night companies that will not return an invest create jobs. if it is such a great program why did the president himself say i understand that this is not our program per se. if it is so great, why is he walking back away. >> double down on a beat tough cell. the job figures doesn't show it to be working? >> oh, yeah. this is just beyond sad. the obama administration said the investments are stimulating the economy. if that would be true, they would be profitable investment. and if they were profitable they wouldn't have to make the investments. we are sending limited investment and to rick's point about china . if they are so great w
the government claims to have got 750 workers . it is hurting the recover. it is a coast for kilowatt hour. oil and natural gas and coal all below a nickel. >> eventually these things will pay off. >> we can't do it right now. >> the president lost the flotlite line. inconvenient truth is in. when you are driving and you are see a historic crack up. and one of the worst down turns ever. you don't do reckless moon shots on fly by night companies that will not return an invest...
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however, some complain that is a foreign concept to our government. correspondent william la jeunesse explains the push for national yard sale. >> amtrak to vacant buildings like these in california many wonder if the federal government should sell what it doesn't need. >> so instead of raising taxes that takes money out of the economy and loafers activity, we should look to sell federal assets. >> empty v.a. hospital in los angeles for $5 billion or part of the water front former military base in san francisco. both cases, politicians said no. they want to make sure they are taken care of. sometimes it gets in way of what is best for the nation. >> federal government is america biggest landlord. selling 20% of the empty or underperforming buildings would save $2 billion. you go through and clear it out. it's a matter of scale. defense refused to sell valuable public land adjacent to fast-growing city. without charging royalties like we do for oil and natural gas. selling amtrak could net $60 billion. the tennessee authority and the power would bring
however, some complain that is a foreign concept to our government. correspondent william la jeunesse explains the push for national yard sale. >> amtrak to vacant buildings like these in california many wonder if the federal government should sell what it doesn't need. >> so instead of raising taxes that takes money out of the economy and loafers activity, we should look to sell federal assets. >> empty v.a. hospital in los angeles for $5 billion or part of the water front...
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>> it's really about the convergence of technology and the auto business and governance. you know, things are changing. the automakers and the regulators can't afford to fight anymore. we have some pretty steep fuel economy standards that we're looking at on the immediate horizon. we have to work together to get there and really that's what i'm talking about is the type of things that hyundai is doing to deliver upon our commitments to improve fuel economy. >> 202 is the area code. 737-0002 for republicans. and we're going to begin with this call from darren in green bay, tennessee. darren, we're talking with the executive vice president of hyundai. >> caller: yes, good morning. i just kind of got a simple question. i use a lot of air tools and use an air compressor. i was wondering if anybody has ever looked into using compressed air for the -- to drive a vehicle or even with the technology changing of actually looking backwards in time of steam powered. >> it's -- i will tell you this, and it's a great question. we're looking at everything. for hyundai, we have taken th
>> it's really about the convergence of technology and the auto business and governance. you know, things are changing. the automakers and the regulators can't afford to fight anymore. we have some pretty steep fuel economy standards that we're looking at on the immediate horizon. we have to work together to get there and really that's what i'm talking about is the type of things that hyundai is doing to deliver upon our commitments to improve fuel economy. >> 202 is the area code....
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democrats are the party of government. whenever there is a problem, their answer is always more government. we are supposed to be the party of principle. limited government, less taxes, less spending, traditional values, strong defense. when we articulate those principles in a compelling way to the american people, good things happen on election day for us. that is what we have to do. if it is governor romney or senator santorum, they need to be clear about those principles. we are the party of strong defense, less taxes, getting the fiscal house in order, and not afraid to stand up for certain principles and values. we're not afraid to talk about those things and say they're critical to america. we will talk about them and defend them. when we do that and say that clearly, we win elections. >> you mentioned it seemed more likely mitt romney would be the nominee. some of your colleagues have suggested it is time to conclude the primary season and get behind one candidate to take on president obama. is it better to wrap up
democrats are the party of government. whenever there is a problem, their answer is always more government. we are supposed to be the party of principle. limited government, less taxes, less spending, traditional values, strong defense. when we articulate those principles in a compelling way to the american people, good things happen on election day for us. that is what we have to do. if it is governor romney or senator santorum, they need to be clear about those principles. we are the party of...
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estimating more than 9,000 people have been killed by al-assad government. and what's going on in syria apparently now spilling over on to the streets of neighboring lebanon. our top stories as we go around the world in 80 seconds. lebanon, strikingly familiar scenes. and syria's deadly conflict sparks violence next door in the lebanese capital. syria, occupied lebanon for nearly 30 years in 2005, but maintains influence there, at least three people dead in the latest wave of bloodshed. russia, two children and two teachers killed when their bus flips over and lands in a field. and a dance group on board headed to an art festival when a much larger bus slammed into them from behind. 16 people in the hospital, some in grave condition. and turkey, a soccer game, a street fight breaking out between fans in a riot squad trying to contain them. and we're told two police cars were flipped and set on fire and one fan stabbed another one. and istanbul currently bid to go host the european soccer championships and the olympic games in 2020. china, firefighters and lo
estimating more than 9,000 people have been killed by al-assad government. and what's going on in syria apparently now spilling over on to the streets of neighboring lebanon. our top stories as we go around the world in 80 seconds. lebanon, strikingly familiar scenes. and syria's deadly conflict sparks violence next door in the lebanese capital. syria, occupied lebanon for nearly 30 years in 2005, but maintains influence there, at least three people dead in the latest wave of bloodshed. russia,...
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the government is replete with waste and fraud. part of the culture, it's not just a spending cultures, it's a waste and fraud culture. you guys don't even look in your own backyard. >> i was the auditor general in pennsylvania for eight years, the watchdog. i rooted out a lot of waste and fraud. >> greta: do you agree with me? >> absolutely there is. it's been under democrats and republicans. >> greta: both. >> in order to build what we need to build -- >> greta: why don't you start there? show good faith to the american people that you really car. >> the gao almost every couple of years have produced a report that said we could save between $100 billion and $200 billion. let's say it with a off. >> greta: i have that report on my desk. every single year you ignore it except for senator tom coburn. >> shame on both parties. >> greta: i'm not kidding. it's disgraceful. >> you need income from upper income folks, but you have to root out waste and fraud, you have to grow the economy, and over time we can come together. i know we can
the government is replete with waste and fraud. part of the culture, it's not just a spending cultures, it's a waste and fraud culture. you guys don't even look in your own backyard. >> i was the auditor general in pennsylvania for eight years, the watchdog. i rooted out a lot of waste and fraud. >> greta: do you agree with me? >> absolutely there is. it's been under democrats and republicans. >> greta: both. >> in order to build what we need to build -- >>...
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the government said it needs nuclear power to avoid power shortages this summer. a reactor in the west is to be restarted on sunday. no in china a c aps ule with the first female astronaut there floated back to earth. the three spent 13 days in space. they declared it a success. china plans to complete a permanent space station by 20. it would be a fraction of the size of the international one. >> a major meltdown caught on tape. a plane delayed for hours turned in to chaos when a flight attendant lost his cool. this is video taken on monday by passengers on the grounded american eagle flight in new york city. it house the attendant lashing out at passengers, challenging them to leave. she was removed the flight was canceled all together because of the weather. the plane was headed to raleigh north carolina. >> holy load stars tom cruise and katie holmes calling quits. the couple, are divorcing after five-years. they got married in 2006 and have a daughter. cruise's attorney said holmes filed for divorce. it was the first marriage for her, the third for him. >> fi
the government said it needs nuclear power to avoid power shortages this summer. a reactor in the west is to be restarted on sunday. no in china a c aps ule with the first female astronaut there floated back to earth. the three spent 13 days in space. they declared it a success. china plans to complete a permanent space station by 20. it would be a fraction of the size of the international one. >> a major meltdown caught on tape. a plane delayed for hours turned in to chaos when a flight...
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in utah they ran across the city government that raised taxes. tax increases are like certain social diseases. they stay with you forever. you cannot run for congress or senate having raised taxes. i would really encouraging people to be made and -- to behave and politicians to also be a and not pick up and s t d, tax transmits a political error that will haunt you in the future even when you have reform and are better. >> thank you very much for being here. >> we are back with an russell berman steven sloan after talking with grover norquist. the author of the pledge that many know as the anti-tax pledge, we just heard a recipe from mr. norquist for a stalemate that is coming up. they are all putting their markers down. what are you hearing about what is going to happen over the next couple of weeks? >> it seems like there is a little bit of room on the middle on taxes. we just are talking about tax policy. the president has said he wants the wealthy to pay more. john boehner has said they will not increase tax rates on anyone. they will put rev
in utah they ran across the city government that raised taxes. tax increases are like certain social diseases. they stay with you forever. you cannot run for congress or senate having raised taxes. i would really encouraging people to be made and -- to behave and politicians to also be a and not pick up and s t d, tax transmits a political error that will haunt you in the future even when you have reform and are better. >> thank you very much for being here. >> we are back with an...
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it will take not government stepping in, but government encouraging the private sector to take the lead in creating new businesses, starting the kind of employment opportunities that americans look for. the economists will tell us what the future holds. we are all ready for the 23 million americans -- it is a recession for them, if not worse, if not a depression. >> we have heard about uncertainty for the private sector, based on government decisions. big issues you would have to deal with -- one is the cuts to the pentagon, the automatic sequester. how urgent is it to address that? what are your ideas? some people are also saying tax reform, which provides uncertainty and could take up to a year. what is your view of how long major tax reform would take, if you were elected president? >> the sequestration, i would like to see the president and congress come together and put a year-long run away from where we are now through the term of the next president. hopefully me, but if not me, president obama. give me or the next president the capacity to reform our tax system and make sure our
it will take not government stepping in, but government encouraging the private sector to take the lead in creating new businesses, starting the kind of employment opportunities that americans look for. the economists will tell us what the future holds. we are all ready for the 23 million americans -- it is a recession for them, if not worse, if not a depression. >> we have heard about uncertainty for the private sector, based on government decisions. big issues you would have to deal...